Pencil-rack



(No Model.)

J. K. ABRAMS.

lPENCIL RACK. No. 431,862. Patented July 8, 18910.

Tuz Nonnf ranas co., muvo-umn., wAswmsYou, n. c4

UNTTED STATES PATENT EEicE.

.IOI'IN K. ABRAMS, OF LITTLE FALLS, NEIN YORK.

PENCILQRCK.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,862, dated July 8, 1890.

Application tiled January 2l, 1890. Serial No. 337,582. (No model.)

T0 all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN K. ABRAMS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State el New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Racks, of which the following' is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying d rawi n gs.

My invention is an improved pencil-rack designed for use in public an d private schools, art schools, or, in fact, in all places where the art of drawing is taught to classes.

The object of my invention is the provision ot' an inexpensive and ornamental device in which the pencils of each scholar are preserved, and which insures to each scholar the pencil he or she has been accustomed to use whenever drawing is taught.

To attain the desired object, the invention consists of a board, plate, or strip having' channels or grooves to receive the pencils used by each scholar, having designatioi'is by which cach pencil is known, and retaining devices for securing the pencils in the rack to prevent accidental displacement thereof.

Figure l represents a perspective view of my improved pencil-rack, and Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of a slightly-modiiied form thereof.

My device comprises a board, plate, or strip A, having formed thereon a series et channels or grooves B, adapted to receive the pencils, and on the ridges adjacent to the grooves are placed the names of the scholars or other suitable indications O, and the closed ends or bottoms of the g'rooves are covered with felt, rubber, or other suitable soft material D, against which the points of the pencils rest and which preserves the points. By having the lower ends of the grooves closed one end of the pencil rests or abuts against the board and is prevented from falling from the groove, and to retain the pencils in the grooves I employ a strip orcord E, which engages the pencils and is held in place by the guides or staples F, as shown in Fig. l, or, as shown in Fig. 2, a cord or cords G, having a spring or springs I-I, connected to one of their ends.

In use the pencils are placed in the grooves and retain ed therein by the devices described, each pencil being in the proper place. lVhen the lesson begins, the rack is passed to each pupil, who removes the proper pencil, and when the lesson has been finished each pencil is returned to the proper place. It is therefore evident that the pencils are kept safely and that the pupils at each lesson will rcceive the same pencil they have been accustoined to use, and this is importantj s 151mg been found that pupils advance more rapidly in the art of drawing by using the same pcncil at each lesson. It is evident, also, that my rack can be used for pen-holders, slatepencils, and all small tools or instruments, and that the racks can be made to contain any number of grooves, as necessity may require.

The herein-described rack, consisting' oi' a board, strip, or plate having channels or grooves to receive the pencils, and a cord or cords secured to the rack and having a spring' or springs connected thereto for keeping' the cord or cords taut for retaining the pencils in the grooves of the board.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN K. ABRAMS. 

